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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Mon Sep 26, 2016, 08:10 PM Sep 2016

Senate Is Forcing Trump To Do Something He’s Been Avoiding For His Entire Campaign, He's Furious Now

http://liberalsociety.com/breaking-the-senate-is-forcing-trump-to-do-something-hes-been-avoiding-for-his-entire-campaign-he-is-furious-now/

The Senate Finance Committee is trying to force Donald Trump to release his tax info. And they’re doing so by pushing for The Presidential Tax Transparency Act. This will make it illegal for anyone running for president not to release their taxes once they become their party’s official candidate.

“Since the days of Watergate, the American people have had an expectation that nominees to be the leader of the free world not hide their finances and personal tax returns,” said Senator Ron Wyden. “Tax returns deliver honest answers to key questions from the American public,” he added.

“Do you even pay taxes? Do you give to charity? Are you abusing tax loopholes at the expense of middle class families? Are you keeping your money offshore? People have a right to know.” We really hope this works out. This is so important.


The repuke-controlled Senate Finance Committee? Good luck with that.
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Senate Is Forcing Trump To Do Something He’s Been Avoiding For His Entire Campaign, He's Furious Now (Original Post) KamaAina Sep 2016 OP
This should be interesting...I'd love to see him try to wiggle out of it. And fail. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2016 #1
Fingers crossed. Hope they grow some patriotism and do it. lindysalsagal Sep 2016 #2
Good luck and may the wind be at their backs ColemanMaskell Sep 2016 #3
Not actually the Cmt..just Senator Wyden.. Nancyswidower Sep 2016 #4
Zero chance of passage jberryhill Sep 2016 #5
something for the next election, no doubt. librechik Sep 2016 #6
Well it's only the stupid losers who complain about taxes, OK? Initech Sep 2016 #7
Hillary is… ImaPolitico Sep 2016 #8
I love Sean Hannity. Hahaha. What a disgusting orange blob of a person he is. Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #9
Orange? Why is he not Cheeto Benito's VP candidate? KamaAina Sep 2016 #10
Yikes! Thanks for planting that thought in my head. Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #11
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
5. Zero chance of passage
Mon Sep 26, 2016, 08:40 PM
Sep 2016

The only thing they are going to do is dick around with the continuing resolution and then go home.

Initech

(100,084 posts)
7. Well it's only the stupid losers who complain about taxes, OK?
Mon Sep 26, 2016, 08:53 PM
Sep 2016

See real winners like me don't have time to worry about stupid little things like taxes. Because the powers that be love us billionaires, OK? I pay what all my billionaire friends pay in taxes. Which is about the same as what I donated to my foundation - zero. Did I say zero? I meant negative zero!

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
10. Orange? Why is he not Cheeto Benito's VP candidate?
Mon Sep 26, 2016, 11:42 PM
Sep 2016

h/t catbyte for "Cheeto Benito"

True, both live in NY, but the vulgar talking yam could fly the private jet to Palm Beach at any time.

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